But when you first embark on the Path, your awareness won't be focused. You're likely to see all sorts of strange, dreamlike scenes. But you shouldn't doubt that all such scenes come from your own mind and nowhere else.
BodhidharmaAll Buddhas preach emptiness. Why? Because they wish to crush the concrete ideas of the students. If a student even clings to an idea of emptiness, he betrays all Buddhas.
BodhidharmaAccording to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
BodhidharmaTo go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.
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